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Happy Birthday, “Mr.Petaluma”

Bill Soberanes, aka "Mr. Petaluma," died on June 2, 2003, exactly 49 years to the day that his first column "So They Tell Me" appeared in the Argus-Courier on June 2, 1954. If he were still alive, October 19th would have been his 92nd. birthday. He had many claims to [...]

By | October 15th, 2013|0 Comments

Annual Bill Soberanes Memorial Whiskerino Contest

Bill Soberanes Day was celebrated on October 7, 1988 to honor the many community contributions and promotions "Mr. Petaluma" made over the years. When Bill died on June 2, 2003 at age 81, the Petaluma City Council issued a proclamation declaring October (his birth month) as "Bill Soberanes Month." The [...]

By | September 28th, 2013|0 Comments

Remembering Bill Soberanes – Nine Years Later

Remembering Bill Soberanes - Nine Years Later About 3:00 a.m., today, Hammerhead pounded on the bedroom door of The Trio (Me, Myself & I)and yelled, “How could we forget?” “Forget what?,” they replied. Eagle-Eyes looked at his calendar of historic dates and discovered that 24 years ago, October 7th was [...]

By | October 2nd, 2012|0 Comments

Remembering Bill Soberanes – 2010

About 3:00 a.m., today, Hammerhead pounded on the bedroom door of The Trio yelling, "How could we forget?" "Forget what?," they replied. Eagle-Eyes looked at his calendar of historic dates and discovered that 22 years ago, October 7th was named Bill Soberanes Day and a testimonial dinner was attended by [...]

By | October 8th, 2010|1 Comment

Brothers of the Brush – 2008

Yesterday, the Petaluma Farmers Market and the Petaluma Neighborhood Association sponsored the 6th Bill Soberanes Memorial Whiskerino Contest in Walnut Park. (Take a look at today's Petaluma 360 video.)It was a great event with over 35 entries. Many long-time Petalumans remember that a Whiskerino Contest was one of Petaluma's Centennial [...]

By | October 12th, 2008|0 Comments

Then and Now #20 – Start growing those whiskers!

I know - there was supposed to be a "break" in my blogging; but, how can you stay away when - (#1) the Argus-Courier "spotlights" a couple of your blogs? (Were they making a subtle hint?) And (#2), when a fellow blogger, Cheryl, says that she and her husband "will [...]

By | August 10th, 2006|0 Comments